back to business.....

OK...now that we got that whole engagement business out of the way.... hahaha!! We can return to the travel log from our west coast trip in July.....

After Coos Bay and the family reunion, we headed down Highway 101 to spend a little time with Trevor (and Shelly and Brett) in San Francisco...

And a few more from the Oregon trip...

One of my favorite views from the trip.... just beautiful!
We had such a great time in Oregon! Thanks everyone for a wonderful trip!!

Shore Acres Botanical Gardens...

These gardens were so amazing!

Bandon and beyond....

Madison and TJ were adventurous enough to take off with Troy and I for a scenic drive back up the coast from Bandon to Coos Bay.... We had a WONDERFUL time with tons of laughter, singing, dancing, and way too much insight into the crazy minds of Troy and I! Hahaha!

The scenic route from Charleston to Bandon...

Sea Lions... it was just insane how many sea lions there were on these rocks/beach! There were actually seals, sea lions and even a northern elephant seal... crazy! So glad we took the scenic route and found this!

More from the Oregon trip... Charleston

Here we are at Charleston Bay. Below is the boat we had picked out for ourselves..... ...but then we realized this one was more in our price range, and decided against moving to a boat. Haha!
Cool fisherman's memorial for those lost at sea... very sad...

Sea Lion Caves (and Heceta Head)

The Sea Lion Caves are down one very long tiny elevator ride about 200 feet.... and they smell horrid, but it was pretty cool none the less.... there were HUGE bulls and just tons of them piled into this cave....
I preferred this view.... it was out the other side of the cave with a lot more fresh air and still lots of sea lions to see. Plus a view of the lighthouse, which I always like.
back inside the cave...